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KFC India tries putting a powerbank in a food box

Want to get a real charge from some fried chicken? You could, if you got your hands on the gimmicky meal box KFC India is giving away as part of a contest in Mumbai and Delhi. Boy Genius Report India has a hands-on examination of the box. It has a (supposedly) 6,100 mAh removable powerbank integrated into it and comes with micro-USB and lightning cables to allow you to charge your phone while you eat.

At least, in theory—if it’s just being given away as part of a contest, it’s not exactly something you’re going to be able to use over and over again, unless KFC lets you bring your meal box back to the restaurant for them to put their food in each time you order. (Maybe they do this in India? I don’t know. The box certainly does look sturdier than something meant for a single use and tossing in the trash.)

But for all that the bank is supposed to be 6,100 mAh, when BGR tried to charge a phone with a 4,050 mAh capacity battery from it, a half-hour of charge time exhausted the powerbank and only gave the phone 17% of charge. Another try after recharging the powerbank resulted in only 7% of charge. Clearly, an Anker this is not. Still, it would be amusing to see a restaurant in the US try something like this—especially given the paucity of power outlets in most of them for charging mobile devices while you eat.

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TeleRead Editor and Senior Writer Chris Meadows has been writing for TeleRead--except for a brief interruption--since 2006. Son of two librarians, he has worked on a third-party help line for Best Buy and holds degrees in computer science and communications. He clearly personifies TeleRead's motto: "For geeks who love books--and book-lovers who love gadgets." Chris lives in Indianapolis and is active in the gamer community.
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